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4 Tho Proposed Catholic ya,ver.,.y.

BALTIMORE, Mp; Sept. IA meeting Of
the Trustees ofthe proposed Catholic Uni.
versity was held to-day at tho residence Of
Cardinal Gibbons to diacuss plans and
prospects Of tho University. It ia under.
stood that there; are Influences at work to
have the college, established at Philadel.
phia or in come Western city. Intorma-
ton comes from an authentic source that
the successor OF Bishop kssne, Of Rich.
mond, who is booked for the rectorship OF
the University, will be the q Rsv. DR..
O'Connell, rector Of the'Amerlcan College
at Rome. .tlg. ~ n IS X a
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Gold Found In Michigan,

CHICAGO. Sept. Tho Mus dispatch
from Ishpeming, Michigan, says that Cap
tain Mills, superintendent Of the Cleve-
land Iron Mining company, yesterday
found quartz carrying free gold on the
Gingrass property. The specimens are
rich. Professor Riminger, State geolog.
lists, also found free gold, but in small
quantities. on the same property ten days
ago. The latest discovery answers the ex-
istonce Of gold IN paying quantities on
that property. Title 10 the land will be
contested by three personu. AN
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Overdose OF Morpliln,

CosHocroS, o., Sept. Mrs. Rachel
0glevls, a widow aged about 90, ,waa
found deadin her bed this morning at
her residence near this city, the result Of
an aecident-an overdose Of mo1phia, sell
administered for the relief Of pain. i51s;
Mrs. Elenor Elliott, aged 95, and prob.
ably the oldest woman In this county,
was buried this afternoon. -. I,
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SAID TO BE PINE SHARKS.
Tho Men Who Arc Trying to Get Hold
%.N Wlscppain Indemnity Lands.

Tho Men Who Arc Trying to Get Hold Of
No Wisccnsin Indemnity Lands. y
A MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. IA number
Of Sensational dispatches have bsen sent
out from Eau Clairo during the past few
days relative to the opening up to eettlers
OF 325. 900 acres Of indemnity lands claimed
BY the Omaha and the Wisconsin Central
Railroads. ! rs IA. A.; va
These dispatches deacribe viyidly the
picture OF hundreds OF home:seekers
crowding the land Office there, trying to
get chance to enter farms on the indem.
nifty lands. To those who are acquainted
with the character Of the lands in ques.
ton these descriptions are ridiculous.
The fact is nearly all OF the lands are sand
pine land, that no man Of intelligence
would want for farming purposes II he
could get anything elee. ''55i591
The socalled home.seekera are said to
be pine sharks who wish to get all tho
land possible, simply to secure the pine.
They arc not the hardy pioneer. farmers
that one might be led to believe they are,
Bonafide home.seekers do not court litipa-
ton with railroad companies to get sand
farms. as !!es,, &. ~. !fi,,.'-5T
E. II. Abbott, trustee OF the Wisconsin
Central Railroad, was asked whether his
company would try to hold their portion
Of the land. He replied; ave earned
those lands ten years ago, and have now
9 title to them in equity, and will without
doubt have them patented to us. It ia
through no fault Of the company that wo
are having this bother. The people who
arc waiting to enter these lands are vast,
ing their time.n 5sfii;5S il y, j = :
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Tho Color Line in Ohio Nchoo1s

CINCINNATI, Sept. 1.-THE law abolish
in2eeparate schools Tor colored pupils in
Ohio hos been obeyed in some places BY
keeping the colofel schools open 40 be-
fore, but designating them as branches or
district schools. At Lebanon, upon the
opening Of tho schools, the colored teacher
found himself practically deserted, ali bis
pupils having gone to the white schools
Tor enrolment. The Same thing happen
ed at Oxford, where white people have
become digpleased with the invasion, and
aome have left the school until the matter
Ia settled. G1flT% t.s'f tf.fy-ll s. I'd !!
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roledo's Natural Gas Celobra plL

TcLRpo, Sept. THE natural gas was
kept Burning last night from twenty
atandpointg, and after the speeches byex.
President Hayes and others this evening
the river was turned into fountain Of
fire. This was done by ( running gas
pipep into the river, and when the gas
roes to tho auriace WAS lighted. ',a
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TnE Blue and the Gray are getting
along comfortably Of Olarksburg. We do
not hear that anybody iaslgued his ingen.
u!ty to do, any mean or inhospitable
thing. The aoldlors oi.he two armies
have no trouble to get along when they
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NRw YoRK, sept.7.-A dispatch to tho
Sun, from Washington, says: The Hon.
Samuel J. Randall arrived here Monday
night, and went directly to the residence
81 hia daughter. :, A correspondent asked
II no was heze to attend the conference
nov, being held at the Presidents country
residence. No, sir; ! am here to a.tend
no conference whatever" "But haven't
you been invited 7"''a,""No, I have not had
the slightest intimasion to that effect, and
I don't know anything about any confer.
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New YoRK, Sept: The Ttibuns's
Richmond, Va, special says: Hitherto in
primary elections the Democrats have re.
fused to allow the colored people to vote
at all. At tho primary to be held next
week in this city it iH decided to permit
the negroes to vote, provided they pledge
themselves TO support the nominees. ( =
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GERMAN CATHOLIC CONVENTION.

Mr.. Powdorly Sends n Telegram Regarding
A..S tho Anti.K, Of L. Kosol ution. s2.
Chicago, sspt. 7.-Shortly after tbs
opening OF tho morning Hsesion Of the
German Catholic Convention, the follow
Ing telegram was received and read:
y { PHlLADELpHlA, Pa, Sept. Q.
]. II. spannhors!. Pfesid:nt Of The German Catholic
DEAR SiR:-rhe resolution passed In
your convention on Monday condsmning
the knights Of Labor was unjust and
based upon Misrepresentation. Rs.
spsctlu!ly, TERRENCE V. PowpEaLr,
ia short but heated discussion folio wed
the receipt of the dispatch, and IN in.
censed delegate npokei in favor of 70.
buking the head Of the Knights OF Labor
saying that q man Of Mr.. Powderly'a
reputation was not fitted to be at the head
of such c powerful organization If he
would believe that tho German Catholica
we're the enemies Of the knights. The
convention refused to concur in the dele.
gates views however, and a dispatch ex.
planning the true aituation OF affairs was
ordered sent to Mr. lPowderly. The bal.
ance Of the morning session was taken up
in the consideration OF committee reports.
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Failure Of Plano ponlars,

CulcAoo, Sept. Nellie A. Gross &
Co., piano dealers at 2S6 State street, have
failed. Att clock the Sheriff levied on
the stock aud assumed possession. Tho
lovy Was made under three confessions Of
judgment aggregating $40. 900. Among
the judgments are Chickering & Sons,
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RICHMOND Democrats are 60 far oyercom.
in, their hatred Of the C niger. as to
allow him to polute the ballot box Of the
Democratic primaries, on the promise
that he will support tho ticket. Possibly
having induced him to so that far they
may allow him the sweet privilege Of
having hin vote counted 1.-The polls it their
way. There may be colored men willing
to pay even this prizes for the opportunity
to enjoy 80 novel sensation. 51f ~
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Soldisrs' Reunion NJ Cumb.Ilr,

CAMBRIDGE, o. Sept. THE flrDt day
OF the great Soldiers Reunion at Cam.
bridge has been great succeao. About o
Thousand Strangers, old soldisra and their
ftiends are here. Aa many more Gro ex.
pected tomorrow. Tho DarnesYi!le band
and Battery G, Of Marietta, are here.
Several distinguished speakers will DO on
hand tomorrow, ~ :
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NEw YoRK, Sept, THE Herald's phila.
delphia special saya: The concessions
granted BY the Chinese government to
Wharton Barker, Of Philadelphia, and
Count AIitkiewitz, has received the neces.
ssry approval Of the Chinese Minister at
Washington, and ia now equally binding
on the Chinese and the Americaus inter.
Gated In It. i, S. Ell FS;
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IN tho days to come, when some per
spring patriot works himself into the
Executive presence foaming with a desire
to servo his country, it may be far from
helpful to him to be able to say, II con.
tributed $3.50 to the Wheeling banuer.'
Mr.. Cleveland may say to such persons,
AGO hence, I have no desirs to know
YOU" There arc persons near enough
to the President to venture to tell him
BONE things. 81
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.powDxnLY,s pRtNc1pLEs.
Ho Answers Various Charges That Havo
- Bern 11ndo Against Him. ~


I DETROIT, s0pt. 7.-Mr. John Dey,in,
United states Cunaul at Windsor, a promi.
nent Knight Of Labor recently wrote
General Msater w orimau Powderly, call.
ing his attention 10 criticisms which
have 80 freely bsen made upon his policy
as the official hesd OF the order and ssk.
Ing certain questiona concerning the same.
In reply A1r. Powderly replies that he ia
not Socialist. Hs says he owes allegiance
to the knights Of Labor only; that
he has done a mana part in
promoting this ORDERS interests;
that he has ibs.tled against allowing
it to become the tail to any kite. The
hundredB Of thouganda OF men and women
who hocked 10 tne Knights OF Labor
would not have done 80 il hs had been
dishonest, ignorant or selish, he said. Hs
had never censuycd Socialism. He
hGd neyer. int:rferfd with soc;s!js.;c
organizations. Had not the socialis,s in
teriersd with he::knight1 OF Labor? !; He
had denounced Anarchy but be had never
publicly mentioned a. R. ParEons' name.
He believed in excluding ell foreign.
err brought to- tiiis country under
contract to take the plecss Of American
workingmon. This country could sup.
port thousand millions OF human beings
bat they mus. not all como at cnce. They
must come by natural, not by forced
means. Flo asserted that the Philadelphia
Press had nsde the statement that be be.
longed 10 the American" party, knowing
1t to bs false, merely because he had re.
fused 10 eupplau! the typographical union
by. organizing "1a!" p1;ater9 in that pa
per's Office and because, though protec.
ZIONIST, he would notuse his influence in
the K. Of L. to further high tariff inter
eats.. 9' 5n'g-' 5rEslT, : - 81 lz4'..
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The Knshsnr ARRAY Exaggerated,

LONDON, Sept. Like all information
coming from English sources regarding tho
operations OF Russia in Central Asia, the
recent dispatches from Bombay stating
that hostilitiss had broken out in Kash.
gar, prove to have had a sabs.raesun az
fact, while tho particulars and their sir.
nihcance have been greatly extorted and
exaggerated. ,:-l.ii53s1. s
There is nothing surprising in tho oc.
curroncea at Kashgar, nor ia thore env.
thing astonishing In the fact that eavera,
Russians were killed, as at that navags
frontier town, with ita motley population.
Indulgence In the pastime OF batting
Chriatians Is quite as likely to engage the
attention Of theinhabitants as is the prac-
tice Of prosecuting Jews in bigoted Rus.
sian district. l.as.., Z, /. n, - /,
There Is one important point that mill
tates against the truthfu!ness OF the "a.
ports, and that is the improbabili.y that
the membsrs OF tho Russia mission had
the temerity to. provoke the Moham.7
medan element by insulting their women.
as the Bombay dispatch aaBerta. It ID NOT
at all likely that they would deliberately
have given such gratuitous proyocation
to the fanatic Moslems, and particu-
larry in their own quarter OF tho
town, assure that they would be nustain.
ed by Russian officials seeking an excnRo
for hos,ilities, and hostilities in that re-.
gion are precisely what ara not wanted z
An outbreak in that locality, above ali
others. wauid be very pleasing event to
the English, bnt the Car is far from de-.
string any trouble with China. It Ia not
to be believed, there fore, despito the cir
cumstantial account OF the affair cahIsr,
from Bombay, that it was anything more
than an accidental emeule, the importance
OF which has bsen greatly magnihsi, AZ Id
usual when the matter treated OF Is 10 the
prejudice OF the Rnssiens -. . ~ Wv ~ :
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Tryiug 10 Pump our Senatorr,,

LONDON. Sept. 1.-THE Timea to-day asks
whether 1t Is too much to expect that the
American Senate should in come way eig.
nifty beforehand its Willingness to be
bound BY the declsIons Of the Fisheries
Oommissiop, f,,iei . ~ B F;llff
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B. o. Taxes Another Big Tumble. M
BALTIMORE, Sept. THE Baltimore &
Ohio stock took another tumble to-day,
selling at the close OF the frat call for l25.
against $50 last Saturday. The stock
opened at 140 this morning. ~:
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I Tho Arbitration Plan sprondin.

GENEVA, sapt. 1.-THE International
League GOT Peace and Liberty closed ita
sesa!on here yesterday. The League in.
clnded among the various matters Ii con-
aldered, the advocacy OF a permanent
Board Of Arbitration between. England
and America, and ! also requested TIA
Federal Council to initiate similar8tri..
bunal between the different European
nations. SIS l:-sl''3s IN 49, = 80 80.
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( Big FuilurQ.

PIrrsnunou, PA, Sept. 7.-Exeoution
aggregatingt $40. 900 were issued to-day
against McFall, Henzsll & Co., extensive
lumber dealers Of this city. The assets
are not known. u n 2 ~ ~ ~
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$B. 0.sPRESlDENCY
STILL Ae1rArlsa THE. oosslps.
Reports that Spencer Il TO DO tho Man Con.
flrmed-lro Is Mentioned and Talks y
freely Regarding tho Future Of the y.
vi Noad.-rlnua OF tho Syndicate.

PHlLADRLrn1A, Pa, sapt. IA dis
patch from Baltimore saya that in spite o
reports to the contrary the announcement
that Vics.Pfesldent Samuel spsncor vii
succeed President Garrett in the Balti
more & Ohio Is authoritative. Tho cleo
ton is several weeks Of, but he will bt
the man. MI 4,
A New York dispatch Gays: The state
ments that tho First Vice President Sam
uel Spencer, Of the Baltimore & Ohio rail.
road, would at once succeed Robert Gar.
ret as President appear to have been
Premature. Whom the time comes to
make the change 1t is understood
that the directors Of the com.
pany will select a president and present
his namo to the syndicate for approval,
BY reference 10 the first condition OF the
contract between the syndicate and the
company It will be seen that there is no
urgency for making a change in the
executive head. - $50!
rs \! ENCOURAGING NEWS. n
A good deal OF Misrepresentation sp.
pears to have been aroused about the new
relations that aye to be entered into by
the Baltimore & Ohio. It seems TO be
assumed that the efforts to bring the road
In harmony with other trunk line
roada will deprive 1t of It's in.
dependence and relegate 1t to secondary
position. There Is excellent authority ior
tho statement that this Is not to be the
case. The idea Of the syndicate Is to
bring the road into absolute harmony
with the other trunk lines, and in this, as
IN other ways, to increase the efficiency
Of its service and its revenues as well.
r. Mr.. SPENCER EXPLAINS SOME POINTS.
Mr.. Spencer. who Is in the city said
to-day that the syndicate simply
desires that the same relations
shall exist between Baltimore & ohio
aud the other trunk lines that
now obtain between Say the Pennsylvania
Railroad and tho Reading aud Erie and.
the New York Central. He said that this
had been distinctly reafIlrmed this morn.
ing in conversation with Mr.. Morgan,
Harmony and corporation do not mean
the gubservience of any one interest.
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A Costly Fire.

soMEnsEr, KY, Sept. ia FIRE started
this morning in the engine house OF tho
Barren Fork Goal Company, near Flat
Rock, aud destroyed the coatly machinery
u aied in in mining. The loss will exceed
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THE PRESIDENTS EMBAnaAssMExrs.

x THE rREsIDEHT's ENTERTAINMENTS, e
"No man in the country can know tho
embarrassmentsaudthe psrp.exi.ies which
have surrounded me- in attempting to
amend the condition o: public affairs.
With these limitations to immedists sue.
ceestul accomplishment OF my purpose,
but guided by every light possible to be-
made available, l know I an trying to
bring about remedy without the least
personal ambition or intention. Notwish-
standing the natural ageravation which
have felt In noting the apparent dispoai.
ton against me personally see the de.
sire OF many to aid in the same direction !;
but the fact Is I am necessarily the person
to bring this reform about, and ID there
any better way to secnse the accomplish.
ment Of the reform than by holpiug ma
now to accomplish II 1t he believes me-
honest In my PURPOSE The man who
holds the reins is the one to whom those
who are interested in q sais termination
Of the journey must Of necessity trust"
"Let me Say here" Mr.. Cleveland con-
tinusd, shat II the disappointment aris-
ing from my inability to name Tor Office all
those recommended by my near pe,sonaI
and political friends were sufficient cause
for alienation, those who wiah mo well
would be very few today"
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BLUE AND GRAY
IN A rnArEnNAL REUNION
At Ciarksburg-Tho CltJ's Magnificent To.
ception VI tho Veterans OF tho North and
South-A Parade and Camp.are-A
Royal Good limo Expected To-day.
Specscs 8l.pasea 10 the lasetiicm n \

specie! 0spdtca 10 the lattiliGeneer. li,t Nh +
CLAREsBuRa. Sept. 1.-THE third annua
reunion OF tho Ruo mud the Gray Of Csn
trail West Virginia, occurring here to-day
and tomorrow, had been extenslvely pre-
pared for by the citizens and when tht
hundreds OF veterans who came last nigh
and this morning arrived they wore
greeted by the gay decorations that adotn
cd tho principal streets in thor honor
Main street was Tutoring msss oil bril-.
liant co!ors, presenting scene OF great
beauty. Business houaes and dwelliuss
wero handsomely decorated with Aaga
bunting, evesgrcens aud llkeneases OF dis.
tinguished soldiers Of both sections In The
great civil war. On Fourth street s.f
~ "a. a.. A LARGE ARCH, Z, !, -
decorated with flags and bearing tho 10.
gend WELCOME" has been placed across
the street. Third and Pike streeto are also
beautifully bedecked with the National
colols. Each houae presents SO hand
aome an appearance that 1t Is impou,ible
to enter into details without occupying a
great deal Of space. Banners bearing sp.
propriate inscriptions float In tho bree 20
throughout the city. The scene tonight,
whom the streets are Illuminated with
Chinese lanterns, SURPRISES description,
The day opened wet and diangreeable,
but on g' n = l},'
"a A LARGE CROWD i
was in town early. The procession formed
on Pike street at 10 o'clock and marched
to the Fair ground, where the old soldiers
were to camp. Gen. GoT delivered the
address Of welcome, which was eloquentiy
responded to by Rsv. L. W. Holden, Of
the late Confederate Army. Letters OF
regret from prominent Federal and Con.
federate officers were read. Tonight a
camp FIRE was lit and the old "RsbBH and
"Yanks" fought their battles over, whit
Ing the time away with stories, spseehes,
DC, by Boughner, Baker, Gano, Gen.
Northcott, Reynolda aud others. a mag
niGcent display Of fireworks was Wit
ucased during the camp fire. The pro-
gramme for tomorrow 10 m elaborate ono
and much larger crowd is expected. R
AN ASSURED SUCCESS. ~ :
The feeling between the veterans Of the
two armies 30 lately at war with each
other, and engaged in deadly struggle,
each for what it considered q vital and
patriotic principle, is the very best, and
nothing has occurred 10 mar the joyful
harmony Of the occasion. They are here
on q common fratoraal footing and all il
forgotten eevs that they have met aa the
citizens Of e reunited country, renewing
their VOWS Of brotherhood and citzsn-
ship. That the reunion will be most
succesatul aEair from every point OF ylew
Fl already conceded. 9.FF5i's,1i "a
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A Celebrated Jockey Kll1.dii

Celebrated Jockey Killed.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Sept. Jockey
Warder, who was badly injured in the
steeple chase hero this afternoon, died
his evening. aa a't.s.s,.-s,lss.ss iI5.e'Gi, u
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M OMcinl Contradiction.

CoNs7ASrlNorLs, Sapt. THE state!
ment that Turkey had consented to
the principle OF Russian Intervention in
Bulgaria Ia officially eon!,sdlc.ed, -
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I. cG, 31s3l ~, 5SIf,ss, fi5.g Z. ~
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THE WHEELING INCIDENT.

THE WHEELING INCIDENT. f'.-
In answer to question regarding q dis.
patch from St. Louis, intima!ins that there
might be overt acts in that city in retalia.
ton for tho Wheeling incident, the Presi.
dent eaid: :5.s.
" do not believe there is any truth in
this. II Is contrary to what I know to be
the spirit Of municipal and commercial
bodies which have invited mo there and
which I believe to BIO the spirit of the
whole people at ST.. Louis. They certain.
ly are animated by the most hospitshle in.
tent toward their September yisitors and
will leave nothing uudone which the most
courteous host can do to make the ptay o!
the Grand Army delegate as o memorable
and as pleasant au occasion as possible.
believe they would omit 10 do anything
which would Interfere with tbs contorl
and thorough enjoyment OF their guests
The display of my portrait there Ia csr-
tainly very unimporSant matter wherein
to incur q chance even Q! comment. l
its omission should in any wey be regard.
ed as in tho intereEt OF peace aud har.
mony I feel euro there will BIS no attempt
to display 1t. *